Q: Is 137,940 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 137,940 is a composite number.

Why is 137,940 a composite number?

A composite number is a number that can be divided evenly by more numbers than 1 and itself. It is the opposite of a prime number.

The number 137,940 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 11 12 15 19 20 22 30 33 38 44 55 57 60 66 76 95 110 114 121 132 165 190 209 220 228 242 285 330 363 380 418 484 570 605 627 660 726 836 1,045 1,140 1,210 1,254 1,452 1,815 2,090 2,299 2,420 2,508 3,135 3,630 4,180 4,598 6,270 6,897 7,260 9,196 11,495 12,540 13,794 22,990 27,588 34,485 45,980 68,970 and 137,940, with no remainder.

Since 137,940 cannot be divided by just 1 and 137,940, it is a composite number.


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  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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